Hiawatha, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hiawatha, KS Summary

Crime in Hiawatha research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hiawatha over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hiawatha:

  • There were 81 total crimes committed in Hiawatha the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,500.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hiawatha.
  • The overall crime rate in Hiawatha is 7.60% above the national average.
  • Hiawatha ranks #133 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Hiawatha ranks #7,483 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hiawatha Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hiawatha is 2,500.8 per 100,000 people. That's 7.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.70% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hiawatha
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 81 2,500.8 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 247.0 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 11 339.6 425.0 369.8
Burglary 12 370.5 331.4 269.8
Larceny 57 1,759.8 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 30.9 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 70 2,161.2 2,199.1 1,954.4

Hiawatha Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hiawatha

11
Violent Crimes
339.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Hiawatha in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hiawatha is 339.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hiawatha each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.10% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hiawatha

70
Property Crimes
2,161.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 70 property crimes in Hiawatha in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hiawatha is 2,161.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hiawatha each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.72% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hiawatha

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Joseph, MO 70,918 3,604 5,081.9 4,326.1 755.8
Leavenworth, KS 37,004 1,097 2,964.5 2,334.9 629.7
Maryville, MO 10,791 229 2,122.1 1,871.9 250.2
Atchison, KS 10,650 317 2,976.5 2,657.3 319.2
Forest, MS 5,262 175 3,325.7 2,565.6 760.2
Savannah, MO 5,032 24 476.9 377.6 99.4
Holton, KS 3,317 35 1,055.2 964.7 90.4

Hiawatha SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
10
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